By • Mar 15,2010

Ah, there's the real Rielle!

I’m glad I never wrote anything about how Rielle Hunter was being a stand-up gal by saying nothing during the recent Edwards debacle. Because, hey, look: She’s talking to GQ!...

By • Mar 14,2010

Ulysses S. Grant, new Founding Father?

Are liberals and conservatives coming together to add President Grant to our pantheon of heroes? This morning, Princeton historian Sean Wilentz argues in the Times, Although slandered since his death,...

By • Mar 14,2010

Another Hugo Chavez terrorist link

From the Times: An indictment this month from one of Spain’s top judges assert[s] that Venezuelan intelligence officials were involved in training Basque separatists and Colombian guerrillas in Venezuela… Judge...

By • Mar 14,2010

Rove's revisionism on Iraq

Peter Feaver has a very interesting post up about the assertion in Karl Rove’s new book that “if the administration had known the true extent of Iraq’s WMD stockpile and...

By • Mar 12,2010

Sigh. Remix Culture!

So, someone has created a remix of the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” video using clips from Battlestar Galactica, the Sci-Fi Channel TV series. It’s here. Give it a view. It’s quite...

By • Mar 12,2010

Green Zone mini-review

One wonders just how The Paul Greengrass Experience can be improved upon. For the last half-decade — from United 93 through The Bourne Ultimatum/Supremacy— Greengrass has developed a very specific...